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New Marske Institute – 1875

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On the wall of its 1966 replacement can be found some original stonework from the New Marske Institute.
New Marske Institute 1875

The institute was built for the local ironstone miners by the Pease family, they were Quakers with a temperance policy, so no alcohol was available until 1925 after the mine closed.

It opened on August 5th 1876 and offered a reading room, library, billiard, smoking room and a Quoits pitch. Subscription was one shilling per quarter.

Some interesting photos of the original can be found on the Communigate site

1914 Culvert under Chalenor Tramway

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An ironstone tramway between the Chalenor mines near Guisborough and the Eston mines was built in 1914 when the underground link was severed.
Several traces of this remain, including this culvert for Moordale Beck with the 1914 date carved into the arch.
1914 Culvert under Chalenor tramway
1914 Culvert under Chalenor tramway
The arching has been strengthened a long time ago as the two lower tubes both resemble riveted boiler pipes.
1914 Culvert under Chalenor tramway

Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower

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This decorative tower was designed by Walter Brierley Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower
The inscription records the fact that Sir Hugh Bell built the tower in 1915 to supply water to Arncliffe and Rounton. The Bell family being heavily involved in iron and steel making in Teesside.
Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower

In front the doorway are some colored stones which spell out “H&FB 1915″ which are the initials of Sir Hugh Bell and his wife FlorenceIngleby Arncliffe Water Tower

Ironstone Mine Reminders, Dunsdale

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A planter for flowers and a bench are placed close to the location of the mine in Dunsdale (which was actually known at the Kirkleatham mine)
Dunsdale Mine Planter
The mine was actually a drift mine so wouldn’t have had the head-frame suggested for a shaft mine, but its good the history is remembered.
Dunsdale Mine Bench
The bench depicts a miners lamp.

The actual entrance to the mine is only about 100m SE in the woods, but its collapsed just a few meters inside.
Dunsdale (Kirkleatham) Mine

Skinningrove Mining Museum Mosaic

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This mosaic of a miner and horse was unveiled at the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum on Wednesday June 22nd 2011.Skinningrove Mining Museum Mosaic

The mosaic is the work of Derek Mosey & Helen Gaunt with volunteers from the museum, the people of Skinningrove and children from Whitecliffe Primary School. Derek and Helen also made the Skinningrove Story Wall

Minewater pollution in Saltburn Gill

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Minewater first appeared in Saltburn Gill on 18 May 1999, since then the beck has been stained with ochre, this occured 35 years after Longacres mine actually closed so many think its probably due to the construction of the Skelton – Brotton bypass between Longacres and this location causing some movement underground.
Mine water pollution, Saltburn Gill

This problem also exposed a legal loophole whereby neither the current landowners nor former operators can be held responsible. The coal authority is also not currently responsible for old metal mines.

An extrememly informative article on the subject can be found in a recent issue of Geoscientist.

The interesting overlay of the workings is to be found on the informations boards by the beach.
Longacres / Saltburn Beck Map

Lingdale Branch Junction, Railway Bridges, Kilton Thorpe

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The Lingdale Branch junction went south-west to the Lingdale Ironstone Mine and south-east to the Kilton Ironstone Mine.

The central cutting was for the never completed Paddy Waddells Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway. The substantial remains of the bridge supports for the junction still stand on the edge of Kilton Thorpe
Lingdale Branch Junction, Railway Bridges near Kilton Thorpe Lingdale Branch Junction, Railway Bridges near Kilton Thorpe
Lingdale Branch Junction, Railway Bridges near Kilton Thorpe Lingdale Branch Junction, Railway Bridges near Kilton Thorpe

Ironstone Miners Memorial, Great Charles Hill, Stanghow

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This trig point has been given a coat of paint and adopted as a memorial to Cleveland Ironstone Miners, its position does actually give a view of a large number of mines.

Ironstone Miners Memorial, Trig Point, Great Charles Hill, Stanghow

Ironstone Miners Memorial, Great Charles Hill, Stanghow Ironstone Miners Memorial, Trig Point, Great Charles Hill, Stanghow
I’ve been unable to located any information on who did this, but have seen photos of it unpainted and in a hedge in 2009, theres also an impressive new cairn.
Cairn, Great Charles Hill, Stanghow

Some useful details have been provided by Dave Walsh :-

I have done some local digging and have found that the cairn and the plaque on the old trig point was the work of a guy called Fred Ramage from Beechcroft, Stanghow. I don’t know him myself, but I was told the cairn was a labour of love, using old stonework from some abandoned walls in the area, and that Fred both lugged the heavy stonework up to the hill top and erected the memorial. It seems the OS were happy for the plaque and the paintwork on the trig point, as they do not use them now, relying instead on aerial surveys and GPS. As I said I do not know Fred. However, I feel his work needs some celebration, and hopefully this site can provide it.